Feminine use pads

ABSTRACT

Improvements in pads for feminine use, of the type for internal application, said pad comprising a dehydrated pressed cellulose body, of high moisture absorbent characteristics, said body being thin and flat and being straight at one end thereof, said cellulose body being included in the interior of a sheath made of solid jelly which is shaped similar to the interior body, said sheath being circular and rounded adjacent the other end of said body, said jelly dissolving by the thermic action of the human body, and said sheath acting as a lubricator for making the application of the pad easier, aided at the same time by the flat shape of same.

United States Patent [1 1 Marginet [451 Apr. 23, 1974 FEMININE USE PADS[76] Inventor: Pedro Cabeceran Marginet,

[30] Foreign Application Priority Data June 6, 1972 Spain 403531 June24, 1972 Spain 404232 52 Us, Cl. 128/263 [51] Int. Cl. A611 15/00 [58]Field of Search 128/263, 270, 285

[56] i References Cited,

UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,057,206 10/1936 'Pohl 128/285 2,112,021 3/1938Harris 128/263 2,508,214 5/1950 Biederman 128/285 2,854,978 10/1958Millman et al.... 128/285 3,369,544 2/1968 Crockford 128/285 3,674,0307/1972 Jones et a1. 128/285 3,724,465 4/1973 Duchane 128/285 2,301,86811/1942 Gurley, Jr. et al 128/270 Primary Examiner-Charles F. RosenaumAttorney, Agent,'0r Firm-Woodhams, Blanchard & Flynn [57 7 ABSTRACTImprovements in pads for feminine use, of the type for internalapplication, said pad comprising a dehydrated pressed cellulose body, ofhigh moisture absorbent characteristics, said body being thin and flatand being straight at one end thereof, said cellulose body beingincluded in the interior of a sheath made of solid jelly which is shapedsimilar to the interior body, said sheath being circular and roundedadjacent the other end of said body, said j'elly dissolving by thethermic action of the human body, and said sheath acting as a lubricatorfor making the application of the pad easier, aided at the same time bythe flat shape of same.

6 Claims, 9 Drawing Figures 1 FEMININE USE PADS carry. Also, due to itssize and its considerable section,

its application is rather difficult.

In order to eliminate the before mentioned inconveniencies, theimprovements which are the object of the present invention havebeencontrived, which give as a result a new kind of pad, provided withpeculiarities which make it much more advantageous than other de vicesmeant for the same purpose.

These advantages are the following:

I. Thepad is easily applied, due to its special shape andcharacteristics.

2. The pad has a minimum volume per unit, which allows the use of smallcontainers, provided with a great number of pads. i

3. The pad has high absorbent imbibent.

4. The pad is covered by a solid jelly-like material for lubricationpurposes and for making the pad relatively rigid, thus makingapplication very easy, and which jelly-like material is easily dissolvedby body heat.

Generally speaking, the improvements included in the object of thepresent invention include i a dehypower, and is greatly drated andpressed cellulose body, of high moisture imbibent characteristics, whichis provided with a coating orsheath made up of a solid jelly-likematerial.

The above mentioned sheath can exhibit a continuous wall or layer, whichhas no effect whatsoever for the passage ,of moisture and secretionstowards the internal pressed body, as the mentioned sheath, due-to itscharacteristics mentioned above, easily dissolves with body heat. I i

In anothervariation of the invention, there is the possibility ofproviding the walls of the sheath and the central body with bo'rings,which would be of aid for'the passage of moisture towards the interiorpressed cellulose body, thus establishing passages or inlets for theflow, which enter the cellulose interior body making it expand or swellso that it becomes almost as thick as as it is wide, the body thusacquiring its normal volume of use.

The mentioned coating applied to the cellulose body is made of solidjelly or other jelly like products.

Another of the variations comprises several borings in the pad througwhich the traction thread passes, thus describing a sinuous run forsame, which will give'it much more strength. I

In another variation, the traction thread is made up starting from athread which is sewn lengthwise on the pad, the prolongation orextensionof which 'gives place to the end of the traction thread. Saidthread'exhibits very loose stitches, thus allowing the expansion orswelling of the pad.

In all the mentioned cases, the pad itself is obtained by punch-pressingof sheets, in order. to produce rectangular oblong pieces, which in somecases may have a rounded application extremity. In the case of oblongrectangular bodies, the sheath or coating of solid jelly has a roundedapplication or introduction extremity, and preferably it is providedwith an axial inlet of a main boring for the passage of the flow andsecretions. Both the interior material and the sheath or coating can beperfumed or deoderized, either one of them or both at the same time.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 shows a top view of the cellulose body, of dehydrated celluloseand pressed in an extra flat shape, which forms part of the pad.

FIG. 2 is a side view according to the previous draw- FIG. 3 is a topview of the sheath covering-or coating for the cellulose body.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the mentioned sheath.

FIG. 5 represents a complete perspective view of both elements.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the previous figure.

FIG. 7 shows a top view of the dehydrated pressed cellulose body whichis the inner part of the pad, provided with a thread sewn in alongitudinal manner, the free end of which forms the traction thread.

, FIG. Sis a side view, according to the previous figure, in which theloose stitches of the longitudinal thread can be seen, the end of whichgives place to the traction thread. 1

FIG; 9 represents a top or plan view of the pad, in which the coating orsheath of jelly has been represented in dot lines, together with itsrounded off introduction or application extremity.

In reference to the Figures, it can be seen that they are internal usepads, which comprise a cellulose body 1, dehydrated and pressed, whichhave an extra flat shape, said body being highly imbibent. The body 1has a hole 2 on one of its ends or extremities for a traction thread 3,while the opposite end 4 is of a semicircular blunt shape, in the caseofFIGS. 1 to 6 The referred body 1 is coated or covered by a sheath 5 ofsolid vaseline (trademark) or jelly, which sheath is open on its end orextremity 6 and closed on the opposite end 7,

thislast also being semicircular and. rounded. The mentioned coating orsheath 5 is shorter than the body 1 at the end containing the hole 2 andthe traction thread 3. The walls of the coating orsheath 5 maybeprovided with borings 8 for aiding the passage of secretions towards theinnerbocly 1. H r I 7 However, as shown in FIG. 5, this sheath orcoating 5 preferrably has a continuous outer wall, without borin gs oropenings. In this case, the passage of moisture and secretions towardsthe body 1 occurs when the sheath or coating is dissolved by body heatafter application. U r I I i In another variation of said invention(FIG. 6), the means by which the moisture and secretions pass through tothe absorbent middle body 1 are bbrings 9 which pass through both thesheath 5 and the body 1, thus forming transversal passages which gointothe pad. The rounded end or extremity 7, the nature of the materialof the sheath or coating 5, and the extra flatness of the pad, thus makeapplication or introduction of the pad relatively easy.

In another variation, corresponding to FIGS. 7 to 9, a rectangular padwhich comprises a punched cellulose body 1, or celluloiddehydrated andpressed material shaped extra flat, is shown. The body 1 is positionedin the interior of a sheath of solid jelly or any jelly-like material 5.The sheath 5 is provided with a rounded end 7, and with an inlet or mainbore for the passage of secretions towards the interior of the pad,which pad is highly imbibent or absorbent. The punch-pressed body 1 hasa thread 11 sewn in a longitudinal manner, with loose stitches so as toallow for the expansion or swelling of the pad. The excess of thread 12forms a traction thread loop.

In all these variations of the invention, the flat shape of the padallows the packing of a great number of same in a minimum space, whichalso makes its carrying very easy.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property orprivilege is claimed are defined as follows:

l. Improvements in pads for feminine use, of the type for internalapplication, said pads comprising a dehydrated pressed cellulose body ofhigh moisture absorbent characteristics, said body being thin and flat,said cellulose body being positioned within the interior of an outercovering made of solid jelly-like material and shaped similar to thecellulose body, said covering being circular and rounded adjacent oneend of said body, said solid jelly-like material dissolving by thethermic action of the human body, said covering acting as a lubricatorfor making the application of the pad easier aided at the same time bythe flat shape of same, and means for the passage of moisture andsecretions to the interior pressed cellulose body, said means includingopenings which go through the wall of said covering and through theinterior cellulose body.

2. Improvements according to claim 1, wherein the other end of saidcellulose body is substantially straight,

and a traction thread connected to said cellulose body and projectingoutwardly from said other end thereof.

3. Improvements in pads for feminine use, of the type for internalapplication, said pad comprising a dehydrated pressed cellulose body ofhigh moisture absorbent characteristics, said body being thin and flat,said cellulose body being positioned within the interior of an outercovering made of solid jelly-like material and shaped similar to thecellulose body, said covering being circularand rounded adjacent one endof said body, said solid jelly-like material dissolving by the thermicaction of the human body, said covering acting as a lubricator formaking the application of the pad easier aided at the same time by theflat shape of same, and a thread sewn in a longitudinal manner to thecellulose body with loose stitches, said thread having an excess portionthereof which projects toward the exterior of the pad and forms atraction thread.

4. Improvements according to claim 3, wherein the covering at itsapplication or insertion end is provided with a central passage whichreaches the interior cellulose material, said opening being the mainpassage for secretions.

5. Improvements according to claim 3, wherein said pad has a thicknesswhich is only a small fraction of the width thereof.

6. A pad according to claim 3, wherein said outer covering includes apair of spaced and substantially parallel planar sidewalls positioneddirectly adjacent the opposite sides of said cellulose body, and saidouter covering further including a pair of curvededge walls fixedly andintegrally connecting the adjacentedges of said sidewalls.

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1. Improvements in pads for feminine use, of the type for internalapplication, said pads comprising a dehydrated pressed cellulose body ofhigh moisture absorbent characteristics, said body being thin and flat,said cellulose body being positioned within the interior of an outercovering made of solid jelly-like material and shaped similar to thecellulose body, said covering being circular and rounded adjacent oneend of said body, said solid jelly-like material dissolving by thethermic action of the human body, said covering acting as a lubricatorfor making the application of the pad easier aided at the same time bythe flat shape of same, and means for the passage of moisture andsecretions to the interior pressed cellulose body, said means includingopenings which go through the wall of said covering and through theinterior cellulose body.
 2. Improvements according to claim 1, whereinthe other end of said cellulose body is substantially straight, and atraction thread connected to said cellulose body and projectingoutwardly from said other end thereof.
 3. Improvements in pads forfeminine use, of the type for internal application, said pad comprisinga dehydrated pressed cellulose body of high moisture absorbentcharacteristics, said body being thin and flat, said cellulose bodybeing positioned within the interior of an outer covering made of solidjelly-like material and shaped similar to the cellulose body, saidcovering being circular and rounded adjacent one end of said body, saidsolid jelly-like material dissolving by the thermic action of the humanbody, said covering acting as a lubricator for making the application ofthe pad easier aided at the same time by the flat shape of same, and athread sewn in a longitudinal manner to the cellulose body with loosestitches, said thread having an excess portion thereof which projectstoward the exterior of the pad and forms a traction thread. 4.Improvements according to claim 3, wherein the covering at itsapplication or insertion end is provided with a central passage whichreaches the interior cellulose material, said opening being the mainpassage for secretions.
 5. Improvements according to claim 3, whereinsaid pad has a thickness which is only a small fraction of the widththereof.
 6. A pad according to claim 3, wherein said outer coveringincludes a pair of spaced and substantially parallel planar sidewallspositioned directly adjacent the opposite sides of said cellulose body,and said outer covering further including a pair of curved edge wallsfixedly and integrally connecting the adjacent edges of said sidewalls.